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Diagram of the crammed quarters of a ship in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in 1808 AD (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

How did they even go to the toilet? Dod they really have to go on the floor, like animals in a stable? ๐Ÿคข

[โ€“] glibg@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes, they lived and died in their own shit and piss. The inhumanity is impossible for me to even imagine. If you're ever in Ghana: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Coast_Castle

[โ€“] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago

Good grief. This is Holocaust-level bad